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Achieve Your Nursing Dream with SPARC

Angela Perlewitz, a southern Door County native, has always had a passion for nursing, sparked by caring for her grandfather during his illness. After becoming an LPN in 2016 and working at DCMC, Angela took a break from her academic journey. However, the SPARC program at DCMC, with its unique opportunities and support, reignited her ambition.
Published 7/23/2024 8:27:43 AM

Door County Medical Center Auxiliary Accepting Scholarship Applications

The DCMC Auxiliary is accepting applications for 2024 healthcare scholarships. This year's application deadline is April 1, 2024.
Published 2/28/2024 11:52:46 AM

DCMC’s SPARC Program: Eliminating Barriers to an Incredible Healthcare Career

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began at the tail end of 2019, the US healthcare system was already facing a serious problem—a critical shortage of nursing staff. In order to tackle this issue and eliminate barriers head on, Door County Medical Center has created SPARC—an on-the-job healthcare training program designed to assist future CNAs, CMAs, LPNs and RNs.
Published 4/4/2023 5:11:00 PM

Door County Medical Center Auxiliary Accepting Scholarship Applications

The DCMC Auxiliary is accepting applications for 2023 healthcare scholarships. Eligible recipients are Door County and Algoma high school graduates pursuing healthcare careers, prior graduates who are enrolled in healthcare-related programs and DCMC employees continuing their healthcare education.
Published 2/24/2023 6:30:00 AM

Jody Boes Scholarship 2023: Supporting Continuing Education for DCMC’s Nurses

In 2017, Bill and Pam Welter established the Jody Boes Scholarship in partnership with Jody Boes, former Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Care Administration at Door County Medical Center. Designed to financially support nurses pursuing an advanced degree at either the master’s or doctorate level, the Jody Boes Scholarship has previously provided scholarship recipients with $2,500 to apply toward their tuition. This year, the monetary award scholarship recipients will receive has been raised to $10,000.
Published 11/11/2022 11:20:06 AM

CONNECTIONS Newsletter - March 2021

Memory Care Services Newsletter. Featured articles in this issue: Covid and Cognition | Dementia and the Vaccine | Caregivers in Isolation.
Published 3/4/2021 11:38:32 AM

Vaping 101: Understanding the Risks

The topic of vaping has been in the media recently, particularly with the FDA launching its ”The Real Cost” Youth E-Cigarette Prevention Campaign in July. We reached out to Dr. Richard A. Hogan, who specializes in both pulmonary and sleep medicine at Door County Medical Center (DCMC), to help us understand the facts and risks surrounding this important subject.
Published 8/21/2019 5:53:54 PM

The Jody Boes Scholarship – A New Opportunity for DCMC’s Nursing Staff

Upon returning home in 2014 from ten days in the intensive care unit, one of the first things Pam Welter decided to do was write thank-you-notes to her attending staff at Door County Medical Center. “The two hospitalists were absolutely fabulous” Pam recalled, “the level of care was so high; there never was a bad day of care. Everyone they sent in was top notch. And the nurses were amazing; no question was too dumb. If you felt anxious they would sit with you—no medications—they would just help you through it.”
Published 8/16/2017 3:19:30 PM

June is Men’s Health Month

We all know that men visit their doctor less often than women, but did you know that, according to a 2014 survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, men are 50% less likely than women to have visited a doctor during the course of a two-year period. Additionally, men are three times more likely to admit going five years without a visit and twice as likely to admit that, as an adult, they had never seen a doctor or health professional. The result? While a number of factors are probably involved—men tend to take a greater number of risks, and have more dangerous professions than women—women on average, live seven years longer than men and are less likely to die from eight of the top ten causes of death in the U.S.
Published 6/19/2017 3:42:00 PM

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